By Sylvanus Tyoakaa, Abuja The Senate has passed a bill seeking to establish a Federal University of Medical Sciences and Biomedical Technology across the six geo-political zones in Nigeria. The bill was passed during plenary after the chamber considered a report on it by the Committee on Health (Secondary and Tertiary). Chairman of the Committee,…
By Sylvanus Tyoakaa The National Assembly has rejected a bill which will compel any elected political office holder to vacate his seat for defecting to another political party. The bill to “alter the Provisions of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 to Provide for the Termination of Tenure of Certain Elected Officials…
By Patience Dombin, Jos The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has given June 3, 2022 as the dateline for the conduct primary elections. The National Commissioner in charge of information and voter education, Festus Okoye disclosed this on Tuesday in a statement. According to him party primary are to commence on April 4 and end…
One person was killed while nine others were abducted by terrorists in an attack on Bagodo community, Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna state. The terrorists were said to have invaded the community located near Kamanzo, an outskirts of Kaduna metropolis at about 9pm on Monday. A resident of the community who confirmed the attack,…
Former governor of Lagos state and Presidential aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has donated N50m to the Kaduna state to rehabilitate and cater for the wellbeing of the victims of the March 28, attack on the Kaduna bound passenger train. He made the donation on Tuesday when he paid a…
About 15 soldiers and three civilians were reportedly killed by terrorists in an attack on a military camp at Poll Wire, Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna state. Nineteen soldiers were also said to have sustained injuries during the attack. The terrorists who were said to be traveling from Niger state to Zamfara state…
